Politics in Practice
October 30, 2015 by Lori Henderson
Along with all the tricks and treats that come with this time of year, there comes something else. Not something wicked, but something wonderful: Halloween ComicFest is back, and it’s taking place on the special day itself, October 31st! Like Free Comic Book Day, Halloween ComicFest is a day where participating comic shops give away […]
October 29, 2015 by Esther Keller
Since starting my own family, I’ve noticed that people in my age bracket are reviving the fads of their childhood. I presume that besides the money-making motivation, entrepreneurs realize that adults want to share the fun parts of their childhood with their kids. I certainly get a huge kick out of my three-year-old who routinely […]
October 27, 2015 by J. Caleb Mozzocco
Jem and The Holograms: Showtime Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Sophie Campbell IDW Publishing; $19.99 Jem and The Holograms began life as a 1980s Hasbro toy line with an accompanying cartoon series from Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions, the same trinity of companies responsible for other ’80s toy/cartoon juggernauts G.I. Joe and The Transformers. Where Jem […]
October 26, 2015 by Lori Henderson
When my youngest daughter started 8th grade at Cope Middle School and we got the curriculum from her teachers, I was surprised by her English curriculum. The teacher, Mr. Monet Stewart, allowed students to include manga and graphic novels in addition to prose novels as part of the required outside reading assignments. I have personally […]
October 23, 2015 by Lori Henderson
It’s another week with lots to choose from! AMP! Comics for Kids has a new Peanuts collection featuring that lovable beagle Snoopy in Snoopy Contact. BOOM! Studios releases the seventh Adventure Time collection, while IDW’s new incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Amazing Adventures, introduces the Mutanimals in its latest issue. The List: ACTION […]
October 21, 2015 by Lori Henderson
It is 2036, and it’s Presidential Election time! The political parties are lining up their candidates, and the corporations are throwing their money behind the ones they think they can best control. But with internet personalities to appease, and voting now allowed via Twitter, electing your man president isn’t in the bag anymore, especially when […]
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October 20, 2015 by Brigid Alverson
Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona has been shortlisted for the National Book Award, much to her surprise: “Honestly, it wasn’t on my radar at all,” she tells Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs. “I didn’t even know comics got nominated for book awards.” In the interview that follows, she talks about how Nimona started as a superhero comic […]
October 19, 2015 by Brigid Alverson
Robin Brenner is the author of this post. Today we’re here to discuss the latest in the growing collection of charming comics aimed at middle grade up to middle school readers, Svetlana Chmakova’s Awkward, published by Yen Press. Chmakova is well known as one of the star creators using a blend of Japanese manga-inspired storytelling […]
October 17, 2015 by Brigid Alverson
Time for some Saturday morning fun with our exclusive preview of Teen Titans Go! #12: Raven thought things couldn’t get any worse after Starfire posted an online dating profile…until she posted one for Raven, too! But she quickly learns things can get a whole lot worse when their “perfect dates” start showing up at their […]
October 16, 2015 by Lori Henderson
It’s a strong week for new releases this week. Drawn and Quarterly, an infrequent visitor to this list, gets on with their release of Pippi Longstocking: The Strongest in the World, just in time for the pig-tailed redhead’s seventieth anniversary. Titan Comics has some more collections for Dragon Riders of Berk and Penguins of Madagascar, […]
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